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RO MA NIA Isabella Calidonio

Romania is located in the European continent. It's capital is Bucharest and it's between Hungary, Bulgaria, Serbia, Moldova and Ukraine. Romania is also the ninth largest country in Europe.

__Population:__ 21,848,504 __ Birth Rate: __ 9.49 births/1,000 population __Death Rate:__ 11.84 deaths/1,000 population

__Net Migration Rate:__ -0.26 migrant(s)/1,000 population __Infant Mortality Rate:__ 10.73 deaths/1,000 live births

__Population Growth Rate: __ -0.26% __Life Expectancy: __ 74.22 years __Doubling Time: __ -269.2

Population in Romania has decreased over time and has shrunk by more than 2.6 million since the year of 2001. The low birth rate and a high death rate has cause the population to decrease. It is possible that Romania has such low birth rate because the fertility rates have decreased a lot starting in the years of 1990's. The low fertility rate is something common in the region of Europe, and many governments are beginning to get concerned. The high death rate can be caused by the low quality of the health care in Romania. It has been said that both, Bulgaria and Romania, have the Top Stroke death rate in Europe, causing enormous amounts of deaths. It is also said that the rate of abortion is also very high, causing the death rate to rise. Net migration rate is low because more people leave the country than the ones who enter the country. Young Romanians tend to leave the country in search of a better education and to run away from the bad economic situation in Romania. Currently, the health care in Romania is poor, causing the Infant mortality rate to be high. Also, mothers abandon their children in the hospitals without nobody to take good care of them, leading the babies to death. All of the babies are normally left unattended putting them in dangerous situations, specially the newborns. Population growth rate is negative/low because of the reasons mentioned above; the high death rate and the low birth rate taking place in Romania. Life expectancy is the lowest in Europe and the women tend to live longer than the men. There is a poverty stricken situation going on, causing the life style to be worse than the other European countries. Apparently, Romania won't double it's population in a long time. This can be caused because of the low population and net migration rate currently happening and Romania will probably keep decreasing it's population Romania is currently in **Stage 5** of the Demographic Transition Model since it is experiencing low birth rates and high death rates. Romania is also a **More Economica****lly Developed Country** (MEDC). Some current problems Romania is facing is the economic situation, poor health care, lack of social education and low fertility rate. All of the mentioned before cause the population to decrease. People want to leave the country in search for a better education and life. Just like many countries in the world, AIDS and HIV have also hit Romania hard, but throughout the years they have fought against AIDS and are about to declare victory.

References: http://www.unicef.org/romania/media_2089.html https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ro.html http://www.nineoclock.ro/survey-romanians-have-the-shortest-life-expectancy-in-the-european-union/ http://www.quora.com/Romania/Why-do-many-young-Romanians-emigrate-Where-do-most-go-and-what-do-they-do http://www.countrytalks.com/romania/demographics/net-migration-rate-of-romania